Rental tenants facing homelessness

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%The number of rental sector tenants facing the threat of losing their home has surged to its highest level in more than a decade, Government figures show.

Some 47,220 landlord possession claims were recorded in county courts between January and March against tenants, which the report, released by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), said marks the biggest quarterly figure in records going back over 10 years.